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The History of Police Oppression in America
Depending on what section of the country you lived in, Police forces had completely different origins. In the North, it was all about the protection of property, and tamping down on prostitution and...
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What Is America to the Black Woman?
The confirmation hearings of Ketanji Brown Jackson were evidence of America’s present and historical treatment of Black women. The expectation is that they remain silent and humble no matter the...
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William Evans – The Boys Ran Past and the Flowers Never Grew Back [Video]
By Button Poetry Get William’s book, STILL CAN’T DO MY DAUGHTER’S HAIR: http://bit.ly/evansdaughter Become a Member for exclusive perks and videos: https://bit.ly/ButtonMember William Evans, performing...
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All Around the World Same Song
I have written a lot about American history and its mistreatment of the enslaved, and I’m taking a moment to bring up France and its historical abuse of Black people. I’ve already written about their...
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How White People Can Be Great Allies to Black People
Wherever you work or live, you encounter people of all races. They are your equals in all respects apart from genetic make up. Even so, you don’t know who you are related to, you may well have mixed...
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What Black People Should Do Now (One Suggestion)
Exodus In mass, slowly and methodically, many African Americans should migrate east to the DMV or the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. DMV stands for District, Maryland, and Virginia. It is a major...
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The Casual Killing Act of 1669
“And if any slave resist his master, or owner, or other person, by his or her order, correcting such slave, and shall happen to be killed in such correction, it shall not be accounted felony; but the...
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The Fourth Wave of the Klan
At any previous peak of Klan activity, they were de-centralized. Soon after they were founded in 1865 in Tennessee, there were multiple groups, indistinguishable from each other; the Knights of the...
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Beulah Mae Donald: The Woman Who Successfully Sued the Klan
Michael Donald was the baby of the family, having eight siblings older than he. On March 21, 1981, he was beaten, then choked, his throat was slit, and he was hung from a tree. Michael was 19 years old...
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Blackness Is Real in America
“…once we got here, we were robbed of our names, our language. We lost our culture, our God…” (Public Enemy) The sports commentator Doug Gottlieb once told the late Kobe Bryant that the only way you...
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Why Limiting Teachings About Race and History Is a Major Problem for North...
By Joshua Webb, EducationNC As a Black and ethnically Jewish young man, I can’t help but think how the refusal to teach about race and Black history could and would hurt school systems — as well as me...
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The Black History Quiz Unlike Any Other You’ve Taken
As a prelude to Black History Month, here’s a quiz to test your knowledge. Each question is multiple choice; the answers and a brief explanation, if needed, will follow the last question. Please...
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Leading American Medical Journal Continues To Omit Black Research,...
By Cherice Escobar Jones, Northeastern University; Gwendolynne Reid, Emory University, and Mya Poe, Northeastern University The leading U.S. medical journal, read regularly by doctors of all...
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How We Misremember Free Black History at the Wilberforce Colony
By Miranda Sagle Driving through the small town of Lucan, Ontario, one would have no idea that it was once the site of the free-Black settlement known as the Wilberforce Colony. Free Black people from...
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Teaching Black History in Florida
Ron DeSantis dismissed attacks on his attempts to diminish teaching Black history in Florida schools. He points to the fact that teaching Black History is required by statute in Florida though he...
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The Continuing Erasure of Black History in Florida
I suspect less than half of Black Americans have ever heard of Harold and Harriette Moore, and it’s likely only a minuscule percentage of White Americans have. Brevard County in Florida is taking a...
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What Critics Are Missing When Attacking Florida Guidelines for Black History
For the record, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida isn’t wrong when he describes Florida’s Black History curriculum as comprehensive and more inclusive than most other states. The Florida State Academic...
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The Constant Drumbeat of How Badly White People Wanted to End Slavery
A modern-day comparison could be Republicans taking credit in their states for infrastructure projects, including building roads and bridges, without mentioning they voted against the Infrastructure...
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What ‘Benefits’ Accrued to the People Who Gained Skills as Enslaved People?
The debate is raging about whether or not enslaved people accrued some benefit from having learned skills during slavery. There’s little question that Black people did all kinds of work while...
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As States Limit Black History Lessons, Philly Gets It Right, Researcher Says
By Sierra Lyons, The 74 The culture war in education that began in response to the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has had a chilling effect on how race is discussed in...
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